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On the latest FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) discuss players they have the fear of missing out (FOMO) on and drop 10 bold fantasy baseball predictions. Discussion topics: __ __Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball content in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis including Weekly Hitter and Pitcher Rankings, Closers/Bullpen Report, Crossed Up, Drops & Disasters, and Vlad's Trust the Gut FAAB article. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
In the eighth episode of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) dive into hitters and pitchers gaining major steam in spring training exhibition games as draft season heads into its final week. Discussion topics: - Closer position falling apart - Ominous signs from Buxton and Yordan - Oneil Cruz: Super Riser - What to do with steaming arms like Gavin Stone and Louie Varland - The 3 Jacksons - Blake Snell's new price - Kelenic back to Kelenicking Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
The seventh episode of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) as the duo explore the tiers and pockets of market value among closers and relief pitchers. Discussion topics: - Edwin Diaz: a tier of his own? - Devin Williams backup plan - Next level for Duran? - Doval getting too much love - Phillips is boring but boring is good - Hopping off the Tanner Scott Train - Texas and Philly committee for really - 4 setup arms better than their closers - Mason Miller, the great wild card Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues! Thank you!!
The fifth episode of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) as the duo explore the tiers and pockets of market value among starting pitchers in the top-400 ADP. Discussion topics: - Early-round strikeouts overrated? - Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes: boring aces - Helium City: Tarik Skubal and Cole Ragans - Why Grayson is no Scherzer - How to value the Seattle arms - Walk Rate studs: Bailey Ober, Zach Eflin, and Braxton Garrett? - A Michael King bold prediction - Where do we take Sonny Gray and Verlander? - Bounceback Boys? Sale, Rodon, Bieber, Severino - Where in the World is Triston McKenzie? - An intriguing Reds pitcher Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
The fourth episode of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) as the duo explore the tiers and pockets of market value among the vast outfielder position. Discussion topics: - The 1st round is so much riskier than we thought - Don't need upside in the 1st - Polarization of Michael Harris II - Texas Rangers jinx and the Orioles schedule - Jazz and Jones vs. Yelich and Reynolds - No Schwarber, please - What to do with Chourio and Langford - Duran Helium and the Sneaky Accountant - Don't Look at Me, Kwan! - Vlad likes Giants and Jason's into Pirates Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
It's the third episode of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) as the duo explore the tiers and pockets of market value among utility-only hitters and catchers. Discussion topics: - Shohei Ohtani's upside as a Dodger - What if Eloy Jimenez and Byron Buxton stay healthy? - Catcher scarcity and the position's history - Is J.T. Realmuto worth the price? - Differentiating among Cal Raleigh, Sal Perez, Francisco Alvarez - The Gabriel Moreno playoff tax - Our two favorite breakout backstops in Tier 4 Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
It's the second episode of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms 62) as the duo explore the tiers and pockets of market value among second basemen and shortstops from Bobby Witt Jr. down to Jose Caballero. Players discussed in depth include: - Francisco Lindor and Ozzie Albies - Elly De La Cruz and Oneil Cruz - Bo Bichette and Gunnar Henderson - Is CJ Abrams worth the price? - What to expect from Jackson Holliday - Jason's Willy Adames love - Jeremy Pena's 2nd half goose egg - Brendan Donovan aka Donnie Dingers Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
The FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast returns with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and new co-host Jason Anthony (@booms62) for the 2024 debut episode. Learn a little bit about Jason's life story, including his days as a pro golfer in Canada and his love for Bay Area sports. Vlad and Jason dig into the first and third basemen throughout the top 400 ADP and break them down with actionable fantasy context and an in-depth analytical spin. A few of the players discussed: - Bryce Harper - Gunnar Henderson - Manny Machado - Triston Casas - Spencer Torkelson - Max Muncy - Ryan Mountcastle - Jose Abreu Please subscribe, rate and review! Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com http://www.ftnfantasy.com/. Use code SEAGER5 for 5% the Fantasy Baseball + https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/767 or High Stakes https://www.ftnfantasy.com/checkout/807 package. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysis along with industry-best projections (VDP, powered by FTN Data), VDP 12 and 15-team rankings, Underdog best ball rankings, the Prospect Vault and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
Welcome to a special H2H Points & Categories edition. This show is a custom complement to the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide. Your host is FTN's Michael Govier (@mjgovier) along with guests the H2H whiz kids Michael Waterloo (@MichaelWaterloo) & Dan (Dad) Strafford (@DanStrafford)! The fellas dissect the basics of H2H draft day strategies, the best H2H playoffs options and the vital importance of the scoring system in H2H points league. Whether you ride or die for H2H or you're curious about giving it a go this year, this episode is right up your alley! link to FTN's 2024 Fantasy Baseball Guide: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/112106/fantasy-baseball-guide
Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Toby G (@batflipcrazy) record live from the Baseball HQ First Pitch Arizona 2023 conference. They dive into an overview of the 2023 fantasy baseball season, lessons learned for 2024 draft season and review some super early ADP. They are joined for a special Battle of the Quants trivia game by four roto celebs, Derek Carty, Eno Sarris, Rudy Gamble, and Jeff Zimmerman. Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/gtxz8ZULGe
Matthew Davis (@mattywood) is joined by Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27) the overall winner of the 2021 NFBC Main Event and Auction Championship. Matthew and Phil discuss a bunch of negative news and the potentail fantasy impacts. They also get into Shohei Ohtani's 2024 outlook, a couple of bullpens to monitor and then they dissect Jesús Luzardo while predicting his 2024 ADP. Players Mentioned - Shohei Ohtani - Cubs Bullpen - Orioles Bullpen - Jose Siri - Jeimer Candelario - Oswald Peraza - Kris Bryant - Jarred Kelenic - Jesús Luzardo PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW
Vlad & Matty are off this week. You're in good hands though as FTN's own Michael Govier (@mjgovier) & Eric Cross (@EricCross04) sit down for a stellar fantasy baseball conversation. The fellas chat about the benefits of co-managing a team, why Eric is more than just a prospects guru & why we may need to review how we approach two-start pitching streamers. PLAYERS MENTIONED Corbin Carroll Bobby Witt Jr. Corbin Burnes Michael Harris II Bryan Reynolds Cole Ragans Eric Lauer Edward Cabrera Sandy Alcantara Triston Casas
Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by FTN colleague and columnist Adam Young (@Adam15Young) as they discuss a variety of fantasy baseball topics. Adam discusses his thoughts on analyzing fantasy baseball like a scout, covering high school baseball and his success in the NFBC auction formats. Vlad and Adam then dive into some of the top starting pitchers, surprising starting pitchers and project market prices for 2024. It's a fun episode with one of the industry's rising young stars in Adam Young. Players discussed: - Dylan Cease - Kyle Bradish - Justin Steele - Nathan Eovaldi - Luis Castillo - Logan Gilbert - Mitch Keller
This week Vlad & Matty are off, but FTN's Michael Govier (@mjgovier) steps in to host without a hitch! Plus he was able to secure long time fantasy baseball player Paul Sporer (@sporer). This week the fellas take a look at the lessons they have learned from another season of NFBC play. This show mainly focuses on the Main Event & 15-teamers. The fellas recall the legendary Freebie of August 7th. They also look at and discuss big money bids on younger pitchers and the opportunity cost of spending FAAB bucks. Sporer & Govier also get introspective about the 6-month grind of the fantasy baseball season and the long-view perspective that's required. Also, Govier gets brutally honest about having too many teams and how that led to an overloaded obsession about roster diversification. The fellas close with the Main Event overall standings. Thanks for listening! PLAYERS MENTIONED: Joey Wentz Taj Bradley Jake Fraley Eury Perez Elly De La Cruz Gavin Williams Kerry Carpenter Tyler Stephenson Matt McLain Adley Rutschman Jonah Heim
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by one of the best high stakes fantasy baseball players, Jenny Butler (@JennyButler830). Jenny talks about growing up a Cincinnati Reds fan in a family that loves baseball and some high security clearance in her other life as a chemist. They touch on draft strategy, roster construction, their battle in the $2500 NFFC Super Auction and the state of starting pitchers, looking ahead into 2024 fantasy drafts. Players Mentioned: - Matt McLain - Spencer Steer - Ryan Helsley - Jake Burger - Dane Dunning - Shohei Ohtani - Justin Steele - Zach Eflin
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by two of his favorite recurring guests, Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI) and the Surly Attorney, Daniel Prepas, aka Prep (@StudSterkelFan). Prep goes on a surly tirade about the Angels, what a horrible person Rendon is and humanity in general. Sammy talks about his low expectations for his Padres the rest of this season. They then dive into the landscape of fantasy baseball at the 70% mark of the season and ponder whether NFBC players will have SP Amnesia for 2024 draft season. This is a wild ride, enjoy it!
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is reunited with Matthew Davis (@mattywood) and it FEELS SO GOOD! The duo cover all of the MLB trades that occured for this year's trade deadline. With that comes fantasy impacts, players avaialable, players to drop and predicting some division winners. link to Vlad Sedler's Trade Deadline article: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/101536/mlb-trade-deadline-2023-full-reaction link to Todd Whitestone's NFBC Main Event Waiver Watch: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/101422/whitestones-waiver-watch-nfbc-main-event-731 link to Matthew Davis' Weekly Hitting Planner: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/91357/fantasy-baseball-weekly-hitting-planner-july-30 link to Matthew Davis' Bullpen Report: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/93552/fantasy-baseball-bullpen-report link to Eric Cross' Weekly Pitching Primer: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/91404/weekly-pitching-primer-july-30 please subscribe, rate & review
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by Head of MLB Info of Underdog Fantasy, Brendan Tuma (@toomuchtuma). They kick things off with why fantasy baseball fans should be entering MLB best ball contests and dive into Brendan growing up as the son of a sports cards and memorabilia store owner. The meat and potatoes of this episode is discussing division races, the trade deadline and which MLB teams they believe will be buyers and which will be sellers. Immaculate timing as Vlad and Brendan go into detail about why Enrique Hernandez would get traded to the Dodgers, . And, of course, an apropos homage to Brendan's boy, Triston Casas. Players Discussed: - Triston Casas - Enrique Hernandez - Dylan Cease & Lucas Giolito - Tyler O'Neill - Justin Verlander - JD Martinez - Eduardo Rodriguez - Adam Duvall - Ha-Seong Kim - Shohei Ohtani
Welcome to the 12th episode of "Mondays with mattywood". Matthew Davis (@mattywood) is joined by Eno Sarris (@enosarris). Eno produces content for The Athletic as well as co-hosting the Rates & Barrels Podcast. Matthew and Eno discuss CES, Miami's bullpen, Patrick Corbin, end of season predictions, and of course, beer. Topics Include - @TheNFBC CES FAAB Results - Tanner Scott vs. A.J. Puk - Patrick Corbin Resurgence? - NL Central - AL East - TEX or HOU? - Trade Predictions - Shohei Ohtani - Midwest Beer Use promo code "davis" for 20% off the FTN Fantasy Baseball in-season content
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by FTN colleague and dynasty/prospect guru Eric Cross (@EricCross04). Eric talks about growing up around minor league baseball in Maine and how it's shaped his career as a prospects analyst. Vlad and Eric dive into this year's crop of rookie pitchers, their innings limits, rest-of-season fantasy value and some predictions on who from this group will rise above the rest. They conclude this episode with some interesting answers to questions like "J-Rod or Carroll?", "Jung or Yoshida for AL ROY" and who the Cinderella team of this year's playoffs might be. Players Discussed: - Andrew Abbott - Eury Perez - Grayson Rodriguez - Gavin Williams and Tanner Bibee - Bobby Miller and Gavin Stone - The Unlucky Taj Bradley - The unforgettable Eric Davis
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by two great fantasy managers -- Daniel Prepas (@StudSterkelFan) and Drew Forte (@Drew_Forte) who are both at the top of the NFBC Online Championship overall standings, battling it out for the $150,000 grand prize. The trio review their rosters strengths and weaknesses, discuss lessons for 2024 drafts, share a dozen breakout 2nd half fantasy players and predict the division winners. Players Mentioned: - Framber Valdez - Spencer Strider - Zack Wheeler - C.J. Cron - Ha-Seong Kim - Matt "Mash" Mervis
On this week's episode, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by 2x FSWA fantasy baseball award winner and host of the Reid 'Em and Weep poker podcast, Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI). They run through the top hitters at each position through the first half of the season and make some predictions about the second half. Vlad and Sammy chop it up about "accumulators", "Beta" Ohtani faders, Preller's micromanaging and how hitting is truly contagious. Players mentioned and surprising facts about: - Luke Raley - Jose Siri - Josh Naylor - Corey Seager - Jonah Heim use promo code "FTN POD" for 20% OFF!
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by the always jubilant Grey Albright (@razzball), co-founder of Razzball.com. Grey discusses his days as a joke writer for comedians, how the first WGA writers' strike led to him launching a fantasy baseball website and his old beef with fantasy's biggest personality. Vlad and Grey go off the rails in a speed round game on 90's pop culture with some Macarena, Groundhog Day, Kelly Kapowski and Biggie vs. Tupac mixed in. Oh, and they talk a little fantasy baseball as well.
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by NFBC Hall of Famer and former Main Event champion John Pausma (@jpausma) to discuss a variety of fantasy baseball topics from game theory to FAAB management. Most importantly, John discusses how he inputs weekly stats and sets category parameters with conditional formatting in Excel each week to help him make decisions. If you think you grind hard, wait until you hear this. At the time of this recording, each of John's five Main Event teams are in the top-65 overall and either first or second place in his league. Players Mentioned: - Corbin Carroll - Juan Soto - Elly De La Cruz - Bobby Miller - Taj Bradley - Mark Vientos (the fresh maker) - Jacob deGrom use promo code "FTN POD" for 20% OFF!
Welcome to the 11th episode of "Mondays with mattywood". Matthew Davis (@mattywood) is joined by Derek Carty (@DerekCarty). Derek is the creator and curator of THE BAT and THE BAT X Projections. You can find all of Derek's work on Twitter as he provides content in MLB/NFL for season long fantasy, DFS and sports betting. Matthew and Derek discuss Elly De La Cruz, SPs that might have regression looming when looking at THE BAT (RoS) projections in ERA and K-BB%. Topics Include - @TheNFBC FAAB Results - THE BAT (RoS) - Elly De La Cruz - Nate Eovaldi - Jon Gray - Zach Eflin - Framber Valdez - Mitch Keller - Luis Castillo - Max Scherzer Use promo code "davis" for 20% off the FTN Fantasy Baseball in-season content please subscribe/rate/review
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by baseball author and journalist, Travis Sawchik (@Travis_Sawchik). Vlad interviews Travis about growing up as a Cleveland baseball fan, working in traditional media, being a pro baseball beat writer and what it was like writing books about baseball. They touch on Travis' Main Event squad and discuss the Guardians' rotation in depth. Oh, and they exuded optimism about Jacob deGrom at the exact time when the deGrom Tommy John news was announced. It's a fantastic hour-plus of baseball past, present and future.
Why are we so attracted to shiny new toys and upside in fantasy baseball? If boring wins, why don't we all do it more often? What is roto DNA? How did we all miss on Adolis Garcia in back to back years? Why is there little difference between Bryce Miller and Ryne Nelson? These are all questions answered when NFBC Hall of Famer and 2x Milly Maker baseball winner Dave Potts (@davepotts2) joins Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) in this hour-long conversation. Link to FTN Fantasy Baseball Tools: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/mlb/tools USE PROMO CODE "FTNPOD" for 20% OFF! please subscribe/rate/review
Welcome to the 10th episode of "Mondays with mattywood". Matthew Davis (@mattywood) is joined by Nelson Sousa (@The_Franchise12). Nelson is one of the GOATs in the fantasy football industry and provides content for FTN Fantasy. He's also a co-host of the Primetime Fantasy Football Podcast. This season Nelson is competing in the NFBC Main Event for the first time in nearly a decade. Matthew and Nelson go over recent news and discuss last night's NFBC FAAB results. Topics Include - Recent News - @TheNFBC FAAB Results - Mike Soroka - Liam Hendriks - Twins Offensive Depth - Bobby Miller - Jake McCarthy - Luis Urías - Shohei Ohtani at UT or P? Use promo code "davis" for 20% off the FTN Fantasy Baseball in-season content please subscribe/rate/review
Matthew Davis (@mattywood) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) catch up, talking about recent news and what's going on around the league. After that they discuss personal bias and how it can impact decisions made when it comes to FAAB or setting lineups. - Catching Up - Taylor Ward vs. Mickey Moniak - Tyler O'Neill? - RP in LAD - Bobby Miller - Gavin Stone - Separating Our Bias' Link to FTN Fantasy Baseball Tools: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/mlb/tools USE PROMO CODE "FTNPOD" for 20% OFF! please subscribe/rate/review
Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) is joined by Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI) in a riveting discussion about fantasy baseball game theory. They discuss their analysis and process with this weekly influx of starting pitcher prospect call-ups, explain exactly what the heck is wrong with Jose Abreu and break down the rest-of-season prospects of breakout darlings Brent Rooker, James Outman and Josh Lowe. Vlad, Eric and Sammy also touch on time management between work, fantasy and family with all of them being dads of young kids. Players Discussed: - Josh Lowe - Jarred Kelenic - Taj Bradley - Eury Perez - James Outman - Jake Fraley - Brandon Lowe - Yancy Eaton Link to FTN Fantasy Baseball Tools: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/mlb/tools USE PROMO CODE "FTNPOD" for 20% OFF! please subscribe/rate/review
